(n.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
(n.) The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) Might pine martens suppress other predators that affect capercaillies?
(2) In areas where there are lots of pine martens, there are lots of red squirrels," she said.
(3) Fisher and marten appeared to be the key hosts maintaining Trichinella in the Algonquin region, but transmission dynamics were unclear.
(4) It’s home to a quarter of a million people, about 150 elephants and a host of other wild animals ranging from bears and tigers to flycatchers and martens.
(5) Heart rate was relatively constant among martens; however, respiration varied widely (21 to 122 breaths per minute).
(6) I was transfixed by scholars such as Claire Pajaczkowska, who wore Doc Martens but were bringing us poststructuralism straight off the press.
(7) The erythrocytes in beech marten are clearly smaller in size and volume and have a lower mean corpuscular hemoglobin than the erythrocytes in mink and ferret.
(8) Trimingham complained about repeated references to her as "bisexual" and "lesbian" and insults about her appearance - including comments that she wore doc martens and had spiky hair.
(9) 3) The Martens-Mayer hardness test showed the highest value (10.82 x 10(4] in dentin cement (GDE) and the lowest (1.09 x 10(4] in propack (EPR).
(10) 48 males were obtained by breeeding wild nymphs collected from a Stone-marten, a Marten and a Fox.
(11) There might be no grey squirrel problem – in fact there might be no grey squirrels here at all – had pine martens not been eliminated across most of their range, primarily by gamekeepers.
(12) is experimentally obtained from cercariae, born into rediae and naturally produced by the snail Gabbia neumanni (Martens, 1898).
(13) Trichinosis was detected in wolves, foxes, martens, ferrets, domestic dogs, cats and gray rats.
(14) Though these episodes in martens are rare and tend to cease after 3-4 months, their significance in the epidemic should be considered locally during the final stage of control operations.
(15) An ELISA was developed using staphylococcal protein A linked with horseradish peroxidase for detecting IgG antibody of rabies virus in human and carnivore sera (80 human, 270 fox, 40 cat, 35 marten, 5 badger and 4 polecat sera were tested in the present work).
(16) In one post, Jack ponders how the beat cops of 15 years ago have evolved from Doc Martens-wearing, wooden-stick carrying plods into tooled-up, taser-wielding "imperial stormtroopers".
(17) Moreover, Swedish law professor Marten Schultz, who strongly supports Assange's extradition to Sweden, has said the same [my emphasis]: "The UK supreme court's decision means only that Assange will be transferred to Sweden for interrogation.
(18) This study demonstrates that FQ does not equal FP as several authors have reported (Bandi, 1972; Barry, 1979; Ficat and Hungerford, 1977; Hungerford and Barry, 1979; Reilly and Martens, 1972; Smidt, 1973).
(19) As the paper points out, “it would be unlikely that a low-density pine marten population could impact a high-density grey squirrel population by direct predation alone.” The second is that grey squirrels in the region haunted by pine martens are much thinner than those elsewhere.
(20) (Neilston, Renfrewshire) Mrs Margaret Isobel Marten.
Wolverine
Definition:
(n.) The glutton.
(n.) A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.
Example Sentences:
(1) • Week in Geek sees Ben Child hoping James Mangold will get it right for The Wolverine , a second attempt to spin off Hugh Jackman's X-Men character.
(2) Remember when Gavin Hood, acclaimed director of Tsotsi, made X-Men Origins: Wolverine?
(3) Trichinella larvae survived up to 4 months in frozen (-6.5 to -20 C) wolverine tissue.
(4) He described the Tonys as “The only place you can see Wolverine in tap shoes,” dashing the hopes of the many X-Men fans angling for an all-singing, all-dancing sequel.
(5) Diamond’s live version of Coming to America , in which he wears a blue sequined shirt and sports fiercer sideburns than Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, needs to be watched on a regular basis.
(6) You cannot imagine Iron Man talking like Batman, Wolverine or even Thor.
(7) The announcement follows a recent production of The Wolverine, starring Australian actor Hugh Jackman, which was filmed in Sydney after the government paid Fox Studios $13.6m.
(8) And it’s neat that Twitter and Facebook and Instagram can move mountains when used in the right way.” Deadpool was apparently killed via decapitation in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but was seen rising from the rubble and whispering “shhh” to audiences in a post-credit scene.
(9) It shows if people are willing to protect nature and that political will is translated into strong legislation like the habitats directive, it’s possible to achieve results in wildlife protection.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Wolverine ( Gulo gulo ), adult, climbing a dead tree in Finland.
(10) The bears are the most abundant large carnivore in Europe with around 17,000 individuals, alongside 12,000 wolves, 9,000 Eurasian lynx and 1,250 wolverines, which are restricted to northern parts of Scandinavia and Finland.
(11) Here you'll find all manner of bizarre and useful objects, from a car mirror (apparently a bear attacked his car: these things happen to guys that print 3D) to Wolverine claws (not made by the same designer, but could have come in quite handy during the attack I imagine).
(12) The announcement comes after The Wolverine, starring Australian actor Hugh Jackman, recently wrapped up filming in Sydney.
(13) Michigan defeats Tennessee, becomes unstuck in time Despite their brave and valiant efforts, the Volunteers were not able to fend off the Wolverines – just one of many sentences that sound way more awesome if you can pretend they aren't describing a basketball game.
(14) Luckily, Kieron Gillen writes funnier jokes, but this looks like his Wolverine moment.
(15) In the case of Fantastic Four, this sea change must have come as a huge shock to 20th Century Fox, which previously posted strong box-office results for poorly reviewed superhero films such as X-Men Origins: Wolverine, X-Men: The Last Stand and two previous Fantastic Four movies.
(16) 14 Mercer 83-63, so the Volunteers will be facing the Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet 16.
(17) Hugh Jackman's Wolverine has featured in 2009's poorly received X-Men Origins: Wolverine and last year's The Wolverine .
(18) There's a joke about grumpy mutant berserker Wolverine: his powers must include teleportation, because he turns up in so many different comic books every month.
(19) Gambit was previously played by Taylor Kitsch in X-Men: Wolverine.
(20) Prime minister Julia Gillard said The Wolverine created more than 1,750 jobs, contracted more than 1,027 Australian companies and generated $83.6m in investment.